{"id":219138,"date":"2009-12-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-22T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/raghavan-vs-state-of-kerala-on-23-december-2009"},"modified":"2015-07-27T03:16:09","modified_gmt":"2015-07-26T21:46:09","slug":"raghavan-vs-state-of-kerala-on-23-december-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/raghavan-vs-state-of-kerala-on-23-december-2009","title":{"rendered":"Raghavan vs State Of Kerala on 23 December, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Raghavan vs State Of Kerala on 23 December, 2009<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nBail Appl..No. 7667 of 2009()\n\n\n1. RAGHAVAN, AGED 69 YEARS, S\/O.VELAYUDHAN,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.T.GOPALAKRISHNAN\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.T.SANKARAN\n\n Dated :23\/12\/2009\n\n O R D E R\n                         K.T. SANKARAN, J.\n                      ---------------------------\n                      B.A. No. 7667 of 2009\n                 ------------------------------------\n            Dated this the 23rd day of December, 2009\n\n                             O R D E R\n<\/pre>\n<p>       This is an application for bail under Section 439 of the<\/p>\n<p>Code of Criminal Procedure. The petitioner is the accused in<\/p>\n<p>Crime No.217\/2009 of Karunagapally Excise Range.<\/p>\n<p>       2. The offence alleged against the petitioner is under<\/p>\n<p>Section 55(i) of the Abkari Act.\n<\/p>\n<p>       3. The prosecution case is that on 11\/12\/2009, the<\/p>\n<p>petitioner was found engaged in the sale of Indian Made Foreign<\/p>\n<p>Liquor. A quantity of 550ml of Indian Made Foreign Liquor was<\/p>\n<p>seized from the possession of the petitioner. The petitioner was<\/p>\n<p>arrested on 11\/12\/2009 and he was remanded to judicial<\/p>\n<p>custody.\n<\/p>\n<p>       4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that<\/p>\n<p>the petitioner is not involved in any other offence of similar<\/p>\n<p>nature. It is stated that the petitioner is aged 70 years.<\/p>\n<p>       5. Taking into account the facts and circumstances of the<\/p>\n<p>case, the duration of the judicial custody undergone by the<\/p>\n<p>petitioner, the nature of the offence and the present stage of<\/p>\n<p>B.A. No. 7667\/2009<br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\">                                   2<\/span><\/p>\n<p>investigation, I am of the view that bail can be granted to the<\/p>\n<p>petitioner.\n<\/p>\n<p>        6. The petitioner shall be released on bail on his executing<\/p>\n<p>bond for Rs.15,000\/-with two solvent sureties each for the like<\/p>\n<p>amount to the satisfaction of the Judicial Magistrate of the First<\/p>\n<p>Class, Karunagapally subject to the following conditions:-<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>              A)   The petitioner shall report before the<br \/>\n                  Investigating Officer between 9 A.M. and<br \/>\n                  11 A.M. on all Mondays, till the final report<br \/>\n                  is filed or until further orders.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>              B)  The petitioner shall      appear before the<br \/>\n                  Investigating Officer for interrogation as<br \/>\n                  and when required.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>              C) The petitioner shall not try to influence the<br \/>\n                  prosecution witnesses or tamper with the<br \/>\n                  evidence.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>              D) The petitioner shall not commit any offence<br \/>\n                  or indulge in any prejudicial activity while<br \/>\n                  on bail.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>              E)  In case of breach of any of the conditions<br \/>\n                  mentioned above, the bail shall be liable<br \/>\n                  to be cancelled.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>        The Bail Application is allowed as above.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>                                     K.T. SANKARAN, JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>scm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Raghavan vs State Of Kerala on 23 December, 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM Bail Appl..No. 7667 of 2009() 1. RAGHAVAN, AGED 69 YEARS, S\/O.VELAYUDHAN, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY &#8230; Respondent For Petitioner :SRI.T.GOPALAKRISHNAN For Respondent : No Appearance The Hon&#8217;ble MR. 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